Snowplow



F. E. FICK SNOWPLOW oct. 21, 1930.l

Filed Mayv 28', 1928 INVENTOR Fr-:Romnno E. Fmm

' i Patented oci. 21, 1930 This invention relatesfbroadly i to portablea Y band-operated implements; andv more specifically to apparatus oiVthefty'pe adapted 'forvuse 'in the .removahofr v.snow'or 'other rela- 5tively light, loose comminuted2mater1al One of' the objects of `thisinventionV isv to 'f construct an implementwhich may be pushed orfshovedoveruneven, irregular surfaces, suchfas the jfurrow'ed Vpath oifadriveway Aor 10 the undulated surface oifa sidewalk which is formed offlbroken iiagstones'or slag. i

' Another object of this inventionis to provide an 1 i whichmay beexpeditiously operated'under variable conditions and'ivvhichlfurthermoreA will eliminate thearduous labor of lifting,-

vand throwing the materiales is necessitated '25 scoop.

Another ob struct a light, portable appliance, durable of y constructionand economic of manufacture.

Other objects more or less ancillary of the foregoing and the manner inwhich all the various objects are realized will appear in j thefollowing description which, lconsidered in connection withy theaccompanying drawthe invention. p

In the drawings Y c Fig. 1 is a view infperspfective illustrating Y thegeneral construction of the preferred embodimentof the invention; y yFig. 2 is a detail viewin section, shown upon anenlarged scale,thesection being taken on a plane indicated by the `line 2-#2 in Figl; Y vv' Figs. 3, 4 and are -fragmentary,s ectional views, similar to aport-ion of the detail shown in Fig. 2 and illustrative of alternatemethods vof securement of the snow plow share with the frame. i y f ,t t

Fig. 6is aview in perspeotiveillustrating v vof the'desiredfdepth thruthe mate# t in the'customar'y usage of 'a snow shovel or-]I'ect/'ofi'the invention is to con-Y ings, sets orth the preferredembodiment of Fig-1 the implement in itsentirety comprises buttwofmembers, arame 1() and a plate orv plow-share 1,1.` vThe frame asillustratedjis *constructed from a singlestripiof thin Walled .pipe ortubing which is formed'with a looped` or transif'ersely bent',centralportion 12, linear side rails 13, and similarly substantially,

arcuated terminating end sections 14C. *These .v i

endsections are bowed or' bent upwardly,'di, vergent to the plane commonto the side A'rails v through an arc ofs'ubst-anti'ally 90".y y -Theplate 11,'ssupported upon the linear port-ions of the frame10-andfispreferably r longitudinally 'adjustable therewith. l In theinstant case-the lateral edges ofthe plate are foldedoverqthe side;yrails 13 and are-fric'- tionally engaged thereby through their lformedslightly diver ent,-with respect to its herent resiliency of the framewhich may! be i f j transverse sectional view -taken Referring totheconstructionillu'strated kin l f andlovoped end ofthe frame, andare'extended i i `major-xaxis, in its unstressed` form.V The K upperedgeofthe-plateor plow-sharellis provided with a handlef'for" theconvenience l of theA operator iin raising or lowering'fthe share. Thishandle be oi'- any 'suitable construction such as the aperture 15r.herein illust-rated"fy E `f` In'Figure 3 analternate-lock isillustrated which comprises a 'dowel f pini 19 vsuitably at- LitachedtoV the louter Wall? of the iframe and positioned :for reentrantengagement with one *of a series Ofa'pertures 20'in thelfolded edge ,i

portion-lof the plate; The apertures 20in this embodiment arearrangedfin the rplane travl ersed by the side railsY Whenthe free endsof the frame are sprung towards-each other. i

Airictiona'lclamping mechanism isillus- `ltrated in Fig. 4, thisembodimenty contemplat- Aing the securen'ient of the plateupon .the'iframe 'by thefdistortive'influence ofa clamp!A ing nut`v 21retainedupona bolt 21%which passes through' aligned holes 22ldrilledin thel f'Another-alternativeclamping mechanism is shown in Fig. 5 wherein theplate l1 is provided with bolts 24, cooperatively associated with angleclamps 25 and nuts 26, which are capable of adjustment to effect theretention of the plate upon the frame side rails 13.

The plate or plow-share l1 may be constructed in various forms toaccommodate its use with the variable adaptationsto which the implementis susceptible. In Figures 6 and 7 an angulated plate 27 is shown whichis particularly adapted to deflect fthe Vsnow to the sides of thepathway rather than to accumulate the same upon the face of the plate.The configuration of the plow-share in this caseis preferably formed sothat vthe lower edge 28 may be parallel with the plane of the surfaceover which it is translated under normal Working conditions and adaptedto engage the surface of the ground over which it is traversed.

In the operation of this implementthe plow-share is first verticallyadjusted upon `the frame to cut a furrow or path `throughthe `driftedareas or to remove a limited portion of the upper surface of a heavy,evenly distributed snow fall. As tliefcoating-of snow upon the path iscut away the share may be vadjusted into intimate association with ythefloor of the path, obviously this adjustment being concurrent with theirregularities of the surface of the path orfdriveway.

Utilizing tl e looped portions 12 of the frame as a handle vthe operatormay push vthe implement before him, adapting the upturned arcuated endsections of the plow frame as runners which will cut their way throughthe snow 'and glide over irregularities in the ground. The loaded platemay be dumped by divertingthe plow from the course of the pathway andthen tilting it forward or, in the form having the plate .retained bythe resilient frame, by drawing the plate upwardly upon the frame so asto effect the discharge of the load by gravity.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailedcharacter, in order that the invention may be completely set forth, itis to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to berestrictive or confining, and that various rearrangements of parts andmodifications of structural detail, such as the substitution ofheterogeneous side rails for the looped frame member or thetransposition of the plate upon the frame, may be resorted towithoutdeparting from the scope or spirit of the invention as hereinclaimed.

What I claim is:

1. An implementcomprising a looped frame having substantially arcuatedfree ends, a plate slidably `engaged upon linear portions of the saidframe and means for retaining the vplate upon the frame.

2. A snow plow embodying a frame member and a plow-share, the saidframemember 'foldedmargi'nal edges supported thereon by the engagementof said folded marginal edges vwith said linear portions of the frame.

5. A portable implement for removing snow'comprisingaframe formed from acontinuousv strip of tubing, the said strip -bei-ng formed in an openvloop with upturned yterminating ends, a plate supported upon the saidframe above its upturned portions, and adjustabl-y secured thereon.

6. A portable snow plow comprising a. pair of substantially parallelframe side members having arcuated terminating ends, a plate having itslateral edges conformable with the contour of the said side members, anden veloping at least 180D of thepperiphery of each side member.

7. An implement for the removal of snow comprising spaced frame members,having areuated free ends, aiplate supported thereby, and means foradjusting thesaid plate longitudinally with respect to the arcuatedyfree ends of the said frame members.

8. An implement embodying a frame formed from a. continuous strip ofmetal, a plate mounted thereon and longitudinally adjustable thereon,and runners 'formed at the lower end of saidframe.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afx my signature tliis 17th day of May,1928.

FERDINAND E. FICK.

